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8 Google Rules: Improving Management and Employee Engagement

March 13, 2011 by David Zinger 2 Comments

Google Oxygen inspires 8 data driven management practices in a quest to build a better boss

The NY Times printed a long article on Google’s OXYGEN project to look at the top data driven principles of management within Google. Managers play a key role in employee engagement and these practices can go along way to also instilling engagement in any organization.

Here are the 8 top behaviors of managers in order of importance:

  1. Be a good coach
  2. Empower your team and don’t micromanage
  3. Express interest in team members’ success and personal well-being
  4. Don’t be a sissy: Be productive and results-oriented
  5. Be a good communicator and listen to your team
  6. Help your employees with career development
  7. Have a clear vision and strategy for the team
  8. Have key technical skills so you can help advise the team

Here are an additional 3 manager pitfalls:

  1. Have trouble making a transition to the team
  2. Lack a consistent approach to performance management and career development
  3. Spend too little time managing and communicating

Next Step. I encourage you to read the New York Time’s piece to get background information on the work and further explanation on the principles: Google’s Quest to Build A Better Boss.

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David Zinger believes managers are the fulcrum and engagement is the lever to create engaged results in organizations. David  works with organizations and individuals to improve employee engagement.  His speaking, writing, coaching, and consulting focus on helping organizations and individuals increase employee engagement by 20%. David founded the 3500 member Employee Engagement Network. The network  is striving to increase employee engagement 20% by 2020.

Contact David today to increase engagement where you work. (Email: dzinger@shaw.ca  / Phone 204 254 2130  /  Website: www.davidzinger.com)


 

 

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Comments

  1. Christine Allen says

    March 14, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    I really appreciate your perspective on management and leadership; it fits with my experience and education as a psychologist. In the business world, however, your perspective seems like a “voice in the wilderness”. I will follow you on twitter and look forward to your posts. Read a post re-tweeted by @smaxbrown. Thanks!

  2. David Zinger says

    March 14, 2011 at 10:31 pm

    Christine:
    The wilderness is upon us and one voice combined with many begins to grow. Social media adds a new megaphone to voice and I think we will see some interesting changes.
    David

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